2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A comparative study of young workers' occupation and marriage pathways during an era of declining birthrate in local areas across Japan.
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20330106
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Oita University |
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Principal Investigator |
ISHII Makoto Oita University, 経済学部, 教授 (60280666)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ABE Makoto 大分大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80159441)
NAKAZAWA Takashi 明治大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (70404358)
MIYAMOTO Michiko (60110277)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KIMOTO Kimiko 一橋大学, 社会学研究科, 教授 (50127651)
NAGASU Masaaki 東京聖栄大学, 健康栄養学部, 教授 (20369474)
UENO Keizo 佐賀大学, 文化教育学部, 教授 (30193824)
MIYASHITA Saori 九州産業大学, 国際文化学部, 准教授 (30447586)
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| Research Collaborator |
ITAMOTO Yoko 日本青年館, 結婚相談所
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 地域労働市場 / 不安定就労 / 親資源 / 未婚化 / 晩婚化 / 社会階層 / 移行支援 |
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| Research Abstract |
In the wake of our investigation into the occupation and marriage pathways of young workers' in local areas across Japan the following points became clear through our follow-up survey : First, temporary employment promotes late marriage or life as a singleton. Second, employment management in local enterprises seldom considers the career trajectory for young workers. They tend to leave their companies as "invisible strike" due to no-expectation for their upward career. Third, the social class background of young workers' parents continues to have a strong influence on their career or marriage pathways. Young workers, especially from the lower economic strata, experience difficulties in securing employment and, hence, their economic independence. This accentuates the danger of family economic collapse if their parents lose their jobs. If these issues are to be addressed then effective support mechanisms, so as to off-set the decline of local communities, are going to be required.
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Research Products
(8 results)
